Q & A With Barry Scott

A: Leading a company primarily engaged in marketing and selling. I loved enabling people with talent to develop and build careers and self worth. I also loved satisfying customers.

Q: When you retired, did you feel ‘finished’ or, for you, was there still something left to do?

A: I do not consider myself retired. I have plenty left to do and this must be aligned with my talent in engaging people to do better for themselves through coaching and counseling.

Q: What inspires you and why?

A: Successful people who I have nurtured along their path.

Q: How does your unique set of experiences make a difference for the community in your work now?

A: I volunteer at a Community Center which has as a part of its mission, assisting people who have lost their jobs. We help develop resumes, prepare them for interviews and try and guide them to finding the next job.

Q: What’s your advice for boomers who are about to launch their own “second act”?

A: Find something that will stimulate you in a passionate way. That way you will give it your all and will enjoy what you are doing.

After a long and successful career in human resources and the military, I moved to Arizona to be with my grandchildren. Experience Matters put my skills to work at Circle the City, and it has been incredibly rewarding.

Glenn Hinton, Experience Matters Encore Fellow

In looking at the return on investment from a community engagement perspective, you can try to make an impact through giving cash or product, but giving talent and skill to a nonprofit is something they could not get anywhere else.

Yvonne Hunt, Hewlett Packard Corporation

Planning retirement from Maricopa County after more than three decades of daily interaction with awesome colleagues was both a terrifying and exciting experience. Becoming an Encore Fellow at the Human Services Campus has proven to be the antidote for baby boomer “what’s next in life” anxiety. The Fellowship experience continues to fuel the excitement generated by applying acquired skills to a new challenge.

Linda Mushkatel

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